Kashiwagidaira Station

Kashiwagidaira Station (柏木平駅, Kashiwagidaira-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōno, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kashiwagidaira Station 柏木平駅
Kashiwagidaira Station, February 2007
Location	45 Shimomasuzawa Miyamori-chō, Tōno-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0303 Japan
Coordinates	39.3058°N 141.3798°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	31.2 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 July 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Miyamori toward Hanamaki Kamaishi Line Local Masuzawa toward Kamaishi
Location
Kashiwagidaira Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Kashiwagidaira Station Kashiwagidaira Station (Japan)

Lines

Kashiwagidaira Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 31.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Kashiwagidaira Station opened on 30 July 1915 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道), a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway extending 65.4 km from Hanamaki to the now-defunct Sennintōge Station (仙人峠駅).[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 107
• National Route 283

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Miyata, Hiroyuki (June 2014). 釜石線ショートヒストリー　～路線と蒸気機関車～ [A short history of the Kamaishi Line. The line and steam locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 24–25.

External links

Media related to Kashiwagidaira Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)